Now, when walking down the street, you need to watch not only your step, but also the sky above.

A major disaster was narrowly avoided in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil.

A large crane can be seen leaning precariously over a monorail track.

Moments later, an oncoming train crashes straight into the protruding part of the crane.

The impacted structure shatters into pieces and plunges down onto the road below.

Vehicles driving on the road at the time quickly reversed to avoid the falling debris.

It was a moment that could have led to a major catastrophe if it had crushed passing cars or pedestrians.

It was reported that only the crane operator was injured, while all train passengers safely evacuated.

(Source: X @LogInfra, @annapdal, @DiariodaCPTM, @Tiadzap)